lMO, this is not a sexually vulgar song, although at first blush, it grabs my attention with how he is talking about his sister, but she is saying, "but don't leave town" like they just had a thing.
When I read the lyrics today for the first time, I think it is more about a guy coming to the realization that all the suffering & bullshit he thought he was going through was somewhat pale in comparison of the "sister" in this song.
I don't get a sense of how big or broad or spiritual it is; it feels more like he's talking about pretty real-world senses, vs. about God, even though he does seem to parallel the resurrection.
It just feels more like it is about an approach/philosophy/attitude about perspective. And how she is not some inferior thing, relative to him, he has a lot of respect. And for her part, he seems to think of her as pretty stoic, just continuing to put up with the bullshit without a whole lot of complaint or commentary when the beatings keep coming.
Just a gut-check take. I have always loved this song, and never challenged or questioned: is this guy talking about incest, or what is this weird dynamic he is describing. I love it as very thought-provoking, but it does not seem remotely vulgar.
lMO, this is not a sexually vulgar song, although at first blush, it grabs my attention with how he is talking about his sister, but she is saying, "but don't leave town" like they just had a thing.
When I read the lyrics today for the first time, I think it is more about a guy coming to the realization that all the suffering & bullshit he thought he was going through was somewhat pale in comparison of the "sister" in this song.
I don't get a sense of how big or broad or spiritual it is; it feels more like he's talking about pretty real-world senses, vs. about God, even though he does seem to parallel the resurrection.
It just feels more like it is about an approach/philosophy/attitude about perspective. And how she is not some inferior thing, relative to him, he has a lot of respect. And for her part, he seems to think of her as pretty stoic, just continuing to put up with the bullshit without a whole lot of complaint or commentary when the beatings keep coming.
Just a gut-check take. I have always loved this song, and never challenged or questioned: is this guy talking about incest, or what is this weird dynamic he is describing. I love it as very thought-provoking, but it does not seem remotely vulgar.